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Oliver Ekman-Larsson will play his first game against the team that bought him on Saturday night when the Vancouver Canucks visit Sunrise to play the Florida Panthers. The veteran Swede opened up about his brief time in British Columbia ahead of the game. “It’s always special, right? Going against guys you battled on the ice […]

The Vancouver Canucks suffered their first loss of the season Tuesday night at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers won their home opener 2-0, shutting out the Canucks for the first time this season and putting a one in Vancouver’s loss column. Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet laid into his team after the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks finalized a trade involving four players on Tuesday, the teams announced. The Penguins acquired defenseman Jack Rathbone and forward Karel Plasek from the Canucks in exchange for defenseman Mark Friedman and forward Ty Glover. “I would like to thank Jack for all the time he spent with our organization […]

The Vancouver Canucks are off to a phenomenal start in 2023-24. After back-to-back-to-back disappointing campaigns in British Columbia, in which the preseason expectations of advancing to the playoffs were never realized, it’s as promising a start as coach Rick Tocchet could hope for. The Canucks are 2-0, fresh off an 8-1 shellacking of the Edmonton […]

The Vancouver Canucks leave Canada for the first time as they face the Philadelphia Flyers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Canucks-Flyers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Canucks have started the season hot. They have faced the Oilers twice this year, once at home with once on the road. In […]

The Edmonton Oilers had an opening night to forget as the Vancouver Canucks took it to them on Wednesday night for an 8-1 win. The Canucks scored the first four goals of the game, three of them from Brock Boeser. The Oilers finally got on the board in the second period thanks to Leon Draisaitl, […]

The Vancouver Canucks started off the the NHL season in style, with an 8-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, but head coach Rick Tocchet did not want to jump the gun regarding expectations this season after the game. “Listen, it’s one game,” Rick Tocchet said, via Josh Gold-Smith of theScore. “Obviously, everything went our way […]

The Vancouver Canucks began a home-and-home series with the Edmonton Oilers to kick off the 2023-24 NHL season. And Vancouver came out of the gate absolutely swinging. Vancouver took an 8-1 lead over Edmonton in this game while chasing Oilers goalie Jack Campbell from the game. The Canucks are led offensively by forward Brock Boeser. […]

It is hockey night in Canada! The Edmonton Oilers open up their season on the road as they take on the Vancouver Canucks. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out an Oilers-Canucks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Oilers have their […]

The Vancouver Canucks are looking to make noise in the upcoming NHL hockey season. The Canucks have not made the Stanley Cup Playoffs since the 2019-20 season. The team is looking for a spark to turn the fate of the franchise. The latest NHL news surrounds Vancouver right winger Conor Garland. Apparently, the Canucks have […]

The Vancouver Canucks and general manager Patrik Allvin announced that they have acquired forward Sam Lafferty from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Sam Lafferty is an interesting addition to the Canucks’ roster by general manager Patrik Allvin. He is purely a depth forward who has […]

The Vancouver Canucks have a rather promising core of players in place. A foundation led by defenseman Quinn Hughes and forward Elias Pettersson is one most teams would envy. Unfortunately, the Canucks just haven’t had much success with this foundation. Take last season, for example. Vancouver got off to a horrible start, and eventually fired […]

The Vancouver Canucks likely would prefer not to talk about their preseason opener on Sunday. Facing the Calgary Flames, nothing went right for Vancouver. And at the end of the day, the Flames skated to a dominating 10-0 victory to begin the preseason. After the game, Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet had to face the […]

The Vancouver Canucks haven’t made the playoffs since the 2019-20 season. They boast a promising roster on paper, but haven’t been able to put it all together on the ice. The team traded captain Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders last season, receiving Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty and a 2023 first-round pick in return. […]

The Vancouver Canucks are aiming for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2023-24. Vancouver found themselves in playoff contention last season. But in the end, they missed out by a comfortable 12 points. This year, the team not only hopes they can turn the tide, they believe they have the group to do so. Goaltender Thatcher […]

The Vancouver Canucks pushed a trade across the line ahead of training camp. Vancouver acquired goaltender Casey DeSmith from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick. Pearson played parts of five seasons with the Canucks before this deal. On Wednesday, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin spoke to the […]

Andrei Kuzmenko was an excellent addition to the Vancouver Canucks when he came over from the KHL’s SKA Saint Petersburg ahead of the 2022-23 season. He scored 74 points in 81 games while enjoying instant chemistry with superstar Elias Pettersson. But ahead of his second season in North America, the young Russian made a hilarious […]

Carson Soucy joined the Vancouver Canucks this summer knowing he could play an increased role. It’s a situation he is excited about and is welcoming with open arms. But there’s another reason Soucy decided to put pen to paper with Vancouver. And it has to do with two Hall of Fame-worthy former players on the […]

The Vancouver Canucks enter the 2023-24 NHL season with the clear goal of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs. At the very least, the team is out to prove a full-fledged rebuild is not needed. However, making the playoffs this upcoming season is going to be easier said than done for the Canucks. Vancouver has talent […]

The Vancouver Canucks received a bit of a blow recently when Elias Pettersson revealed he is in no rush to re-sign. The 24-year-old Swedish star firmly established himself as a force in the NHL this past season. The Canucks certainly wanted to get this over with sooner rather than later. However, head coach Rick Tocchet […]

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson finally broke out as a true superstar in the NHL last season, leading the team with a phenomenal 39-goal, 102-point campaign in 2022-23. As the 24-year-old enters the final season of a three-year, $22 million contract he signed back in October of 2021, his next contract has been a hot […]

The Vancouver Canucks missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs this past season, but are not interested in rebuilding just yet. Vancouver’s brass believes there is playoff-caliber talent on this roster. And they want to see this team go for it in 2023-24 despite any cries for a complete rebuild. On one hand, you have to respect […]

While NFL training camp is controlling the sports airwaves, it isn’t the only training camp that is soon to take place. The NHL season feels like it ended just a few days ago, but 2023 training camp is about to commence in roughly a month. Across the league, veterans will want to sharpen their steel […]

The Vancouver Canucks chose defenseman Tom Willander with their first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft in late June. Willander emerged as a fast riser heading into draft night and seemed a safe bet to go in the first round. Given his fast rise up the board, there’s an interesting tidbit you may not know. […]

For much of the last decade, the Vancouver Canucks have been in a state of turmoil. They’ve made the playoffs just twice in the last 10 seasons, with one of those appearances coming in the expanded 2020 postseason. Along the way, they’ve made some brutal trades and free agency signings, which has largely contributed to […]

The 2023 NHL Draft is not necessarily thin on defense. Rather there just isn’t much in the way of high-end blueline talent to be had outside of David Reinbacher and Axel Sandin Pellikka. However, there is one name rising through the draft that fans should keep their eyes on. Swedish blueliner Tom Willander has emerged […]

At last year’s NHL Draft, Slovakian hockey won the day. Juraj Slafkovsky went first overall to the Montreal Canadiens. And the New Jersey Devils followed that up by selecting Simon Nemec. It was the first time two Slovkain players went 1-2 in NHL Draft history. This year, there’s another top prospect from Slovakia. Dalibor Dvorsky […]

The Vancouver Canucks are in no rush to extend their best player, Elias Pettersson, but general manager Patrik Allvin is looking forward to having the star center in Vancouver for the long haul. “I think Elias is a top player for this team, and his performance over the last season put him in the top […]

The 2023 NHL Draft is one week away, and there is a lot of intrigue around this class. This class is considered one of the deepest in recent memory with talent up and down the board. This year, one of my personal favorite prospects is Brandon Wheat Kings center Nate Danielson. Danielson went top 10 […]

The Vancouver Canucks are in a weird spot after missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs this past season. Vancouver has a roster with some talent on it. They are not one of the worst teams in the league by any means. And yet, the Canucks can’t seem to make the playoffs despite that talent. On top […]

The Vancouver Canucks took advantage of the NHL’s first off-season buyout window in a historic way. Vancouver has bought out veteran defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson in a move with drastic consequences in the short and long-term future. Ekman-Larsson’s buyout is the largest ordinary course buyout in the NHL’s salary cap era, according to Canucks reporter Thomas […]

It’s no secret that Vancouver Canucks forward JT Miller is an excellent hockey player — but he’s also a great golfer, and he put his skills to the test at a US Open qualifier in Pittsburgh over the weekend. Miller was among 77 golfers who competed in the one-day, 18-hole event at The Club in […]

A pair of franchises playing for pride down the final stretch of the regular season will go toe-to-toe as the Vancouver Canucks take on the Anaheim Ducks. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Canucks-Ducks prediction and pick will be made. After being blanked 3-0 by the King late last night, the Canucks har […]

The Vancouver Canucks take on the Los Angeles Kings Monday night! This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Canucks-Kings prediction and pick. We will also tell you how to watch the game. The Canucks have 79 points on the season. They were eliminated from the playoffs a while ago, […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will look to build off of their first win in quite some time as they head out north of the border to face off with the Vancouver Canucks. Let’s check out our NHL odds series where our Blackhawks-Canucks prediction and pick will be made. After finally erasing an eight-game losing streak after outlasting […]

The Seattle Kraken hope to get back to their winning ways as they take the short trip to Vancouver to face the Canucks. We continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Canucks prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Kraken is coming off a massive 8-1 win in their last outing over the Arizona Coyotes. Scoring has […]

The NHL has tried to establish itself as the North American professional sports league that welcomes all participants, including those that identify as LGBTQ+. However, a number of player have opted not to wear Pride jerseys for a variety of reasons. The latest is winger Andrei Kuzmenko of the Vancouver Canucks, who will not wear […]

A pair of teams from Canada will be all the rage on Friday, as the Calgary Flames clash with the Vancouver Canucks. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Flames-Canucks prediction and pick will be made. It all comes down to this! With only seven games remaining, the Flames have secured back-to-back victories and […]

The Vancouver Canucks are in St. Louis to take on the Blues Tuesday night! Check out our NBA odds series as we hand out a Canucks-Blues prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Vancouver is one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now. However, with 73 […]